I Am Gladney. Are You? We’re asking our Gladney Network (birth parents, adoptive parents, adoptees, friends, donors, volunteers, staff members- all of Gladney) to share their connection to Gladney through video. We’ll be using the videos on our social networks and website as well as showcasing the new I Am Gladney video during the 2015 Gladney Cup event! We need your help! Grab your phones or video cameras and share in 15 seconds the following:

Please join us on March 6, 2014 from 6:00 pm. to 8 p.m. for this Education Event hosted by the Greater Fort Worth Gladney Family Association.

How and when to have crucial conversations with your child. This year we will have three program specific (ABC/Domestic, New Beginnings and Inter-country) panels going simultaneously to better answer all of your questions!

Panels will have adoptive parents, adoptees and adoption professionals to answer your questions! Educational credits will be given to approved and waiting families.

On February 28th, the Fort Worth GFA will host the 2nd annual Talking About the Tough Stuff panel discussion in Mabee Hall from 6:30 to 8:30 pm with check-in and dinner beginning at 6:00 pm. This event was a huge success last year and we received a lot of wonderful feedback regarding how helpful and insightful it was for our adoptive families.

Gladney recently had birth parents, adoptees, adoptive parents, and transitional care parents come to our Maternity Dorm and share their adoption stories with young women . Below is the story of Allison, a Gladney Adult Adoptee.

First of all, I want to tell you all how amazing, brave, and courageous I think you are. This must be the hardest thing you have ever had to experience and I am just so impressed by each of you.